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abdulazizalmoh
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Nov 10, 2016 12:49 AM UTC
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Filling a form in Arabic

Hey all,

I am filling a PDF using Arabic alphabets. it seems fine while I am printing them, as Shown:

But when I save the file, then open it, the Arabic alphabets characters I printed on the file is shown as separated characters ! 


I updated the software, and restarted my PC but the problem still occurs.

I am using Windows 7 Professional - 64 bit  OS.

Thanks in advanced,
Aziz

    Zaid Al Hilali
    Zaid Al HilaliCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    Oct 11, 2017 11:56 AM UTC

    The discussion here is about Fill & Sign which fails with Arabic. However, Acrobat supports forms with Arabic content very well.

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    Peaceful_thinker692f
    Participating Frequently
    Oct 30, 2026 2:14 PM UTC

    This is still happening in 2026, so here’s what has worked for people:

    1. Don’t use Fill & Sign for Arabic. It doesn’t keep Arabic shaping after you leave the tool. In Acrobat Pro/Standard, use the form fields themselves or Edit PDF > Add Text.
    2. Try filling the form in Firefox’s built-in PDF viewer. As mentioned above, it shapes Arabic correctly in form fields, while Chrome and Edge don’t.
    3. Turn on right-to-left options in Acrobat: Preferences > Language > enable right-to-left/writing direction options, then restart.
    4. If the form must look perfect (official submissions), check the saved file on another computer before sending, because some viewers display the field contents differently. 

    [Edited by Moderator- removing the third party application link]

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    Alansari36328231whmf
    Participant
    Aug 11, 2024 2:08 PM UTC

    try firefox browser 

     

     

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      Yasmeen_Salawy
      Yasmeen_Salawy
      Participant
      Sep 28, 2023 3:35 PM UTC

      hello everyone, I was able to fix the problem by adding my arabic text as a signature to fill my form. hope that will help

      regards

       

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      Ax4
      Participant
      Oct 15, 2023 11:25 AM UTC

      Work around solution. Not the practical way.

      It is not practical to make new signature for each sentence.

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      loayalasiri
      Participant
      Jun 25, 2018 6:27 AM UTC

      Hebrew text entered using Fill & Sign gets reversed on save

      i hepo that help you

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      abdullaha92678891
      Participant
      May 29, 2018 4:39 PM UTC

      any new updates ? , i'm still facing the same issue

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      Zaid Al Hilali
      Community Expert
      Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
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      May 30, 2018 8:24 AM UTC

      No Abdullah, not fixed yet.

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      Muaath89
      Participant
      Aug 23, 2026 3:32 PM UTC

      still not fixed, and we are in 2026. it tells a lot about how bad is adobe

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      mohamedk88862807
      Participant
      Jan 23, 2018 8:06 AM UTC

      I have same issue here

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        hammamd52655171
        hammamd52655171
        Participant
        Oct 11, 2017 11:48 AM UTC

        It seems that acrobat dc does not handle Arabic script properly when comes to forms. Even if you try to print, the filled up Arabic text will be revered. The only solution that I know is to revert back to acrobat reader 11

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        Zaid Al Hilali
        Community Expert
        Zaid Al HilaliCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
        Community Expert
        Oct 11, 2017 11:56 AM UTC

        The discussion here is about Fill & Sign which fails with Arabic. However, Acrobat supports forms with Arabic content very well.

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        RS Ong
        Participant
        Jun 9, 2023 4:20 AM UTC

        Hello,

         

        I'd like to check if there has been a fix on this issue when filling a form in Arabic. My colleague said that the characters get separated when she tries to fill the form.

         

        Thank you.

         

        Thank you.

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          NabeelFA
          NabeelFA
          Participant
          Jul 31, 2017 2:30 PM UTC

          I am facing the same issue with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

          Architecture: x86_64

          Build: 17.9.20058.234434

          AGM: 4.30.69

          CoolType: 5.14.5

          JP2K: 1.2.2.38123

          and even on Windows edition....

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          Zaid Al Hilali
          Community Expert
          Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          Jan 20, 2017 6:01 AM UTC

          By the way Aziz,

          In order to fill the form now properly, just don't use "Fill & Sign" feature, use "Edit PDF" rather so you may type Arabic and print it properly.

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            NabeelFA
            NabeelFA
            Participant
            Jul 31, 2017 2:30 PM UTC

            Not working Filling a form in Arabic​

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            Zaid Al Hilali
            Community Expert
            Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            Jul 31, 2017 4:23 PM UTC

            Marhaba Nabeel

            You need to have Adobe Acrobat Pro or Standard in order to type on the PDF in Arabic.

            Ideally, the form creator should convert the form into what we call eForm so that any one with the free Adobe Reader can fill it up, save it, and share it or even better Submit it to the sender using native PDF capabilities. You need to tell us more so we can suggest some thing suitable to you.

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            Zaid Al Hilali
            Community Expert
            Zaid Al HilaliCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            Jan 19, 2017 11:02 AM UTC

            Marhaba Aziz,

            Adobe Fill & Sign have problem with Arabic script. When you fill the form, all appears fine, once you leave the "Fill & Sign" workspace whatever you typed in Arabic will be scrambled as it appears in your screenshot.

            Acrobat team please address this issue.

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              srinatht92941385
              Participant
              Mar 9, 2020 5:10 AM UTC

              Hello,

              Perhaps you can assist us. We have created an editable PDF form in Arabic and English. When we test it on our systems, the Arabic words typed get flipped and spell backwards. And at the client end, the client is unable to enter any Arabic content at all 

               

              The English form works fine.

               

              Could you please advise?

               

              Thank you

               

              Srinath

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